Steve Jardine RE MCU23_0019

•   Boreen Point has a limited amount of public space. The foreshore areas, where most visitors
    congregate, consists mostly of an undeveloped natural environment. This environment is
    fragile and is under constant pressure. I believe that adding more visitors to this area will
    have a negative impact on the foreshore and affects the ability of the foreshore to withstand
    the impact from climate and tourism.

•   The property at 2a Woongar street is 10 Hectares in size, but visitors will be constrained to
    less than 1/2 hectare due to the low lying nature of the property. According to Noosa Shire
    Council mapping, more than 80% of the property will be inundated in a minor flood event,
    90% inundated in a moderate flood, including road access and under buildings, and in a
    major flood event over 90% including flooding under all building and most of the road
    access.

•   I believe this development application should be assessed against the regulations for Low
    Density Residential properties, the current zoning of this property ( Rural ) does not
    accurately reflect the nature and position of the property and where it lies in the village of
    Boreen Point. The property has no less than 11 direct neighbouring properties that are
    zoned Low Density Residential. The property is closer to the centre of Boreen Point to no
    fewer than 30 Low Density Residential zoned houses within the village. There is only one
    property that has a common boundary that is zoned Rural, the zoning of this property is also
    questionable, due to its physical location within Boreen Point.

•   I believe the scale of the development, 5 bedroom/ 10 occupants does not reflect the intent
    of the zoning for the small village of Boreen Point. If the application is successful, this will be
    the largest capacity of all but one STA in Boreen Point. Currently when the property is
    occupied by the owners, nearby residents can hear quite clearly that the property is
    occupied.

•   I believe that the managers of STA in Boreen Point will have difficulty conducting compliance
    checks regarding the number of visitors to this particular property because the property
    cannot be seen from nearby roads. STA properties in Boreen Point are quite regularly seen
    to have more occupants than allowed.

•   I believe that if this application is successful it will increase the risk of wildfire to the
    community of Boreen Point as well as increases risk to the occupants, because of the
    following reasons;
    The only escape route from the property is through thick native bushland.
    The vegetation on the property consists of Eucalypt Woodland and Melaleuca Forest. Both
    of these forest types consist of fuel that is considered volatile.
    The property lies within the Noosa Shire Council Bush Fire prone areas.
    To the North and West, the property adjoins a section of State Land that then adjoins on to
    National Park. There are no Fire Control Lines that break up this band of fire prone
    vegetation.

•   I believe that if this application is approved it will set a dangerous precedent for future STA
    applications for Rural properties that adjoin Low Density Residential properties, and will be
    difficult for NSC to back away from.

    Steve Jardine